hominization

 [hom-uh-nuh-zey-shuhn]  

hom·i·ni·za·tion

   [hom-uh-nuh-zey-shuhn]
noun
the evolution of the human traits that set the genus Homo apart from its primate ancestors.
Origin:
1950–55; < Latin homin- (stem of homō man (see Homo) + -ization
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